A reporter for Ventura Country Star — who seemed to be on the ground near the site of the shooting — tweeted images showing personnel from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the US’s premier domestic security agency, at the scene of the shooting.

The shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill — yet to come to a conclusion — so far is following a script that has been seen in several similar incidents previously.

The United States of America has witnessed multiple incidents of mass shootings — some at bars and some at schools — many of which have caused dozens of deaths.

Many commentators link the mass shootings to the US’s lax gun laws. The right to carry and bear arms is a constitutionally guaranteed right in the US and, the right’s supporters argue, is an intrinsic part of the American identity.

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